A snorkeller is thought to be the victim of a shark attack after going missing in front of his horrified family during a holiday swim.
A Victorian man disappeared in the waters off Surfers Way near Port MacDonnell in the south-east of South Australia, at around 5pm on Thursday, sparking an immediate search.
The 32-year-old man was holidaying with his family, when they lost sight of him snorkelling close to the beach.
32-year-old snorkeller who went missing at Surfers Way beach in South Australia, is believed to be a victim of a shark attack after a damaged wetsuit was found (pictured: stock image)
The family of a man believed to have been attacked by a shark off the South Australian coast have mourned his suspected death .
Police were alerted after 32-year-old Duncan Craw, from regional Victoria, went missing in waters off Port MacDonnell in South Australia s lower south-east just before 5pm on Thursday.
A torn wetsuit led them to believe the man had been attacked by a shark that had been spotted in the area.
Duncan Craw is believed to have been killed in a shark attack off the South Australian coast.(Supplied) It s impossible to adequately describe our grief and shock, Mr Craw s family said in a statement.
A snorkeller is feared to have died in a shark attack after his fins and badly-damaged wetsuit were found close to where he went missing.
Victorian father Duncan Craw, who would have turned 33 today, went missing in waters off Surfers Way near Port MacDonnell in South Australia s south-east while on a camping trip with family on Thursday afternoon.
A damaged wetsuit and flippers, believed to belong to the missing father, were found by PolAir and Police Water Operations members on Friday morning.
Victorian father Duncan Craw is thought to have been the victim of a shark attack on Thursday It s impossible to fully explain the hole this will leave behind in the lives of all the relatives and friends who love Duncan, Mr Craw s family wrote in a statement.